FranceNew-Zealand2France (9) 19 / 26 (9) All Blacks (Final Score)

France and the New Zealand All Blacks did battle in the End Of Year Tours at

Stade de France, Paris at 22:00 SA Time (21:00 France Time, 20:05 GMT, 09:00 Sunday NZ Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

France:

  • Penalties – Morgan Parra (4)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Brice Dulin (1)
  • Conversions – Morgan Parra (1)

All Blacks:

  • Penalties – Daniel Carter (4)
  • Drop Goals – 0
  • Tries – Charles Piutau (1), Kieran Read (1)
  • Conversions – Daniel Carter (1), Aaron Cruden (1)

Teams:

France: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Florian Fritz, 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Maxime Medard, 10 Remi Tales, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Wenceslas Lauret, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (Captain), 5 Yoann Maestri, 4 Pascal Pape, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Yannick Forestier.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Vincent Debaty, 18 Rabah Slimani, 19 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 20 Antonie Claassen, 21 Jean-Marc Doussain, 22 Camille Lopez, 23 Gael Fickou.

New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Ben Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Charles Piutau, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (Captain), 6 Liam Messam, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Brodie Retallick, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Charlie Faumuina, 19 Steven Luatua, 20 Sam Cane, 21 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22 Aaron Cruden, 23 Ryan Crotty.

Date: Saturday 9 November 2013
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 22:00 SA Time (21:00 France Time, 20:00 GMT, 09:00 Sunday NZ time)
Expected weather: Moderate to heavy rain. High of 10 C, with a low of 6 C
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Nigel Owens (Wales), Stuart Berry (South Africa)
TMO: Jim Yuille (Scotland)

158 Responses to End Of Year Tours: France vs New Zealand – Live Game Article

  • 91

    89 @ McLook:
    The Number 4 lock of Wales ran right through Lambie’s channel as well on defence…

    Really, I am gatvol of people making excuses for Lambie… he nearly cost us the game a few times today.

  • 92

    superBul wrote:

    15. Pat Lambie – 5
    Played the last 60 minutes at flyhalf. Was adequate at best.
    14. JP Pietersen – 6
    Replaced on 70 minutes. Solid but the ball never went his way.
    13. Jaque Fourie – 7
    Outstanding on defence and his offload to Fourie du Preez won South Africa the Test.
    12. Jean de Villiers – 7
    Excellent leadership. Rounded off a good try and was inspirational, as he has been all season.
    11. Bryan Habana – 7

    I’ll give Lambie a rating for fullback play and one for flyhalf play. He was at least a 6.5 on fullback.
    Strong with the ball in hand. Good all-round effort.
    10. Morné Steyn – No rating
    He left the field before the 20th minute because of injury.
    9. Fourie du Preez – 7
    Man of the Match but such was the Boks’ indifferent performance that the best performer was a seven from 10.

  • 93

    Now all the white shirts, the frogs had their chance it seems….

  • 94

    AB stepping up their game.

  • 95

    France penalty, collapsed by New Zealand

  • 96

    94 @ McLook:
    The All Blacks are like slow poison, that’s what makes them so good… they just get better in a game as the game progresses.

  • 97

    McLook wrote:

    superBul wrote:
    15. Pat Lambie – 5
    Played the last 60 minutes at flyhalf. Was adequate at best.
    14. JP Pietersen – 6
    Replaced on 70 minutes. Solid but the ball never went his way.
    13. Jaque Fourie – 7
    Outstanding on defence and his offload to Fourie du Preez won South Africa the Test.
    12. Jean de Villiers – 7
    Excellent leadership. Rounded off a good try and was inspirational, as he has been all season.
    11. Bryan Habana – 7
    I’ll give Lambie a rating for fullback play and one for flyhalf play. He was at least a 6.5 on fullback.
    Strong with the ball in hand. Good all-round effort.
    10. Morné Steyn – No rating
    He left the field before the 20th minute because of injury.
    9. Fourie du Preez – 7
    Man of the Match but such was the Boks’ indifferent performance that the best performer was a seven from 10.

    I’ll give Lambie a rating for fullback play and one for flyhalf play. He was at least a 6.5 on fullback. Remark were at he wrong place in my previous response.

  • 98

    Brave move to take Carter off

  • 99

    @ superBul: Not sure I agree completely, JF slipped a couple of tackles, and whilst his remarkable pass did give FDP the try, they were very lucky, as he was well ahead of FDP at the kick, and if the TMO had been called things may well have been different. So yes, whilst that pass was sublime, his visional skill leading up to that point not so.

    I also though FdP had an indifferent game generally, but still did enough to get MOM – imagine if he had been at his best!

    Morne had a very good game up to the point he was replaced, apart from the couple of girly tackles he still insists in putting in.

  • 100

    All Blacks penalty… kickable

    See Cruden is on… and will take the shot at goal

  • 101

    Cruden misses the relative sitter.

  • 102

    Just For Kicks wrote:

    I am just not so convinced by Lambie any longer, yes, he is a prodigious talent, and at Super Rugby level, has been fantastic, but hasn’t made that step up. Unfortunately you have to be at the top of your game, no matter what, and must be able to make the step up. If it was his first game at international level, I would agree, but he has been getting some game time to keep complete rustiness at bay. I just think he will always be an impact player.
    Good try by AB’s, by the way

    I feel emphatic towards Lambie. He is getting pushed way to fast. Remember how long Morne played of the bench for the bulls as understudy for Liefling. He had a long ime to mature and eventually came through.

  • 103

    One should compare Patrick Lambie to guys like Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett, who also have to sit on the benches with little game time… yet when they come on, the flow still happens and sometimes even intensify.

  • 104

    @ Just For Kicks:
    I picked the rating up on the Net, its not my assessment, sorry had to say so. But i agreed with most thats why i posted it

  • 105

    20 Minutes to go in the match

  • 106

    grootblousmile wrote:

    One should compare Patrick Lambie to guys like Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett, who also have to sit on the benches with little game time… yet when they come on, the flow still happens and sometimes even intensify.

    True. How do you think Lambie will do when he comes on for the AB at 70 minutes? I reckon he’ll make impact with the type of ball he’ll be receiving.

  • 107

    Come on Blacks… spit, spit, spit.

    Hell I’m sitting at No 6 Globally (out of 35 379) on Bru… can’t slip NOW!

  • 108

    ABs defense simply impregnable!

  • 109

    All Blacks penalty… is it in range or will they kick for touch… touch it is

  • 110

    Try Kieran Read… BOOMFA!

  • 111

    AB taking the game away from the French.

  • 112

    Reid must have the best hands of any forward in the world, this guy can handle

  • 113

    All Blacks 26 / 12 France

  • 114

    @ McLook:My reasoning for him as the impact player is that no coach seems confident enough to slot him into 1 position, be it FB or FH. The coaches, both at Sharks and at international level, who are working with him day in and day out, just don’t seem to be convinced either. And whilst I agree with Puma and others that he gets shoved from pillar to post, why is that so? Somehow he is just not stepping up, and whilst the coaches obviously recognise his talent, they do not know what to do with it. For me, he proved that today. Surely, if he was the answer at 10, all the coaches would have kept him there?

    Another good try!!!

  • 115

    Simply sublime once again. ABs are on a different level to anyone else. Frogs have been passionate and committed and have thrown everything they have at the white shirted black shorts to no avai. If the Boks had had to face this french team, I doubt we would have been ahead now.

  • 116

    I basically need 1 more converted All Blacks try…

    France hard on attack

  • 117

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  • 119

    At last, a wonderful try.

  • 120

    Great try by France. AB defence so hard to crack.

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